Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-11
TUESDAY, Feb. L.

TUESDAY, Feb. /.
Sezate.-The credentials of Algernor
| S. Paddock as senator from Nebraska
| for the term commen cling March 4, 1887
| were presented and placed on file
| The senate then resumed consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill
| In the discussion of one of the items
Allison said if congress appropriated the
| full amount estimated for by the various
| departments and added thereto what
would be REQ nired for the various pension
| bills, there would be little, if any, sur
plus left for the next year unless the
| revenue should be very largely increased.
The total amount estimated for was
| about $40S,000,0O0. Spooner offered an
amendment approprfating $4,000 for
| a public building at La Crosse, Wis, in
addition to the 100000 heretofore ap-
propriated. Without disposing of the
bill the senate adjourned.
House-The house resolution request
ing the senate to furnish the house
with duplicate engrossed copy of the
senate bill forfeiting certain portions of
the Northern Pacific land grant was adopt
ed. The house refused yeas 112, nays 126,
to consider the army bill and took recess,
the evening session to be for the con-
| sideration of the bills reported from
the committee on military affairs.
The first bill called up at the evening
session was one regulating the pay of Of
fcers of the army and navy who refused
or neglected to provide for the support
of their families. The bill was passed.
The next bill called up was the Sewell
bill, amending article 103 of the rules and
articles of war. Mr.. Weaver, Of Iowa,
gave notice that it would take quorum
to pass the bill as long as it contained
the brutal provision that deserters should
be branded with the letter 3D." In view
of the fact that there was NO quorum
present Mr.. Bragg withdrew the bill. Ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. I'd.
Senate-The senate committee on
agriculture reported back fa-
vorably the house bill appropriating S1o,-
900 for the special distribution of seeds in
the drouth stricken section of Texas,
and after considerable debate the bill
passed. The house bill to bridge the Miss
ouri river between Omaha and Council
Blnffs was reported from the committee on
| commerce and passed. The senate
then passed the bill author
izing the removal of the quarintine sta
tion from Ship Island, Miss. 1t appro-
PIRATES $4,000. The senate then ad-
journed.
HonSe-The credentials of Hugh II.
Price, from the Eighth congressional dis
trict of Wisconsin, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of his father, were
presented and he qualified. On motion
of Henderson, of Iowa, the bill was pass
ed authorizing the construction of a
passenger bridge rs.,s the Mississippi
river at Dubuque, iowa. The house then
went into committee of the whole, Blount,
of Georgia in the chair On the pleuro
pneumonia bill. Mr., Cutcheon, of Michi-
gan, offered an amendment providing that
the experts be appointed under the civil
service rules. This was voted down but
Cutcheon raised the point of no quorum
and the committee rose and the house ad-
journed
TEURsDYA, Feb. 3.
Senate-The resolution offered last
session by Ingalls,, TO discharge
the committee on pensions from
further consideration of the bill
removing the limitation on ap-
plication for arrears of pensions, was
taken up and Ingalls, stated his object
was to have the bill brought before the
senate for action. The resolution was
agreed to, yeas 81, nays 26, and the bill
was placed on the calendar. The
resolution heretofore offered by
Sen. Plumb, calling ON the secretary of
the interior for information as to wheth-
er there is any rule of the pension office
whereby any applicant for a pension is
denied hearing by reason of being also
petitloned to congress-, was taken up an d
discussed. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
House-The house went into committee
of the whole, Blount Georgia. in the chair,
on the pleuro-pneumonia bill, the pend
ing amendment being the one offered b y
Cutcheon (Michigan), providing that the
experts and agents to be appointed in
pursuance of this act shall be appointed
under the civil service rules. 1t was lost.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, offered an
amendment reducing from three-quarters
to one-half the value of the animal when
sound, the compensation which may be
allowed the owners of cattle for animals
slaughtered under the provisions of this
act. Agreed to; yeas ITO, nays sc.
Without concluding the consideration
of the bill the committee rose and the
FRIDAY, Feb. 4.
Sendte-In the senate Hoar reported the
resolution for an investigation of the
Pacific railroad and asked for its immedi,
ate consideration. The senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the senate
bill to credit and pay to the several states
| and territories and the District of Colum
bia all money collected under the direct
tax levied by the act of August 5, 1861.
The bill passed with but one dissenting
vote Wan Wyck's. The senate then
| took up the railway attorney bill
and Hoar's amendment was adopt
ed in the nature of a substitute
for Beck's railroad attorney bill
After the debate Sen. Beck demanded
the ayes and noes upon the passage of
the bill, stating that there was nothing
in the bill that he cared much about, but
that the house of representatives might
| put something on it and he wanted to
give the house a chance. The bill was
then passed Yeas. SO; nays, Il.
Rouse-Mr. Randall, from the com
| mittee on rules, reported the resolution
discharging the CON nittee of the whole
from further considering the senate bill
for the retiremen. and recoinage of trade
dollars and making the bill a special order
| in the house for February 18th. Adopted
The house at its evening session passed
thirty nine pension bills and at 10:4O ad-
| iourned.